food. 



1 60 MAKING A FISHERY. 



immediately the food is thrown in, unless there 

 are strangers present, or any other unusual con- 

 dition likely to frighten them. If the particles 

 of food are left floating about on the surface, 

 or if they sink to the gravel, which will happen 

 even with the mixture of liver and lights when 

 thoroughly sodden, the quantity must be 

 diminished. Should this precaution be neg- 

 lected, the water will become contaminated by 

 the decomposing animal matter, and serious 

 mortality ensue. « 



Quantity of The 600 yearlings in the stew from the end 



of April to the end of July, 1893, took iolb. of 

 liver and lights per week. They had two meals 

 daily — one early in the morning and the second 

 at or about dusk ; and they grew rapidly, and 

 were in the best possible condition. Finding 

 that a certain proportion of the yearlings had 

 grown much faster than the rest, and that being 

 larger and stronger they got more than a fair 

 share of the food at the expense of the others, 

 and in view of the risk of their preying upon the 

 smaller fish, it was decided to turn them into 

 the river. On July 26th about 160 of the 

 largest were accordingly transferred to a favour- 

 able reach of the main stream. 



The same allowance of food was given to the 

 remainder, and in a few days this was increased 

 to i2lb. per week, and as every particle of it 



